Guizhou–Guangxi railway

The Guizhou–Guangxi railway or Qian'gui railway (simplified Chinese: 黔桂铁路; traditional Chinese: 黔桂鐵路; pinyin: qián'guì tiělù), also written as the Kweichow–Kwangsi railway is a single-track electrified railroad in Southwest China between Guiyang in Guizhou Province and Liuzhou in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The shorthand name for the line, Qiangui, is derived from the shorthand names of Guizhou (Qian 黔) and Guangxi (Gui 桂).

Guizhou–Guangxi railway
黔桂铁路
The Guizhou–Guangxi railway near the Layi station in Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi
Overview
StatusOpen
LocaleGuangxi, Guizhou
Termini
Service
Operator(s)China Railway
Technical
Line length489 km (304 mi)
CharacterHeavy rail
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Minimum radius1,600 m (5,200 ft)
Operating speed160 km/h (99 mph) max.
Route map

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Sichuan–Guizhou railway from Chongqing
Guiyang
Longli
Shanghai–Kunming railway to Shanghai
Guiding South
Duyun
Dushan
Mawei
Nandan
Jinchengjiang–Hongshan railway
Jinchengjiang
Yizhou
Sancha–Luocheng railway
Liucheng from Jiaozuo
Luoman
Liuzhou
Liuzhou–Nanning ICR to Nanning
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The railway was originally built from 1939 to 1958 and had a total length of 607 km (377 mi). From 2004 to 2009, the line was rebuilt to add tunnels and bridges in place of switchbacks over mountainous terrain and reduced in length to 489 km (304 mi). Travel time between the two terminal cities has been reduced from 14 hours to 5 hours.

Major cities and towns along route include Liuzhou, Liujiang, Liucheng, Yizhou, Hechi, Dushan County, Duyun, Guiding County, Longli County, and Guiyang. The Qiangui railway is a major rail conduit in western China from Baotou in Inner Mongolia to Gulf of Tonkin.

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